I am lucky enough to have been born in a country that is still rich and prosperous. A country that had what we were told was a proud history of Empire and conquest. A country that others looked up to, and led the world in the creation of useful things
I recently read a sentence in one of the mass of things I read every day that pointed out how a lot of the edgy comics aren’t really complaining about freeze peach, but in fact being held up because they are demanding that we like their jokes and will
I spent a good chunk of 2018 being eaten alive by depression and despondency. I still did the things I enjoy and spent time with my family, but there was a definite sense that we are stuck at the end of the world, waiting for the systems we rely on
The grey stack You get old, you do. Suddenly a multitude of days starts to form behind you like frames in a film or a malleable stack of windows floating disjointedly next to you. Pile them endlessly into a grey stack, one on top of the other, back countless through
Monkey Brain / MB1 Do you have any idea how complex a brain is? Each of thousands of cells reaches out to others. Sometimes saying fire now, sometimes saying don’t. Waves pass through the neurons and make something that might be a mind, or just a source of behaviour. There’
Coming up for air When I fell it was a long way. I remember the air rushing past me, tearing at my clothes on the way down. The ship had tilted to one side in the storm, it’s great slab sides hanging over the drop to the sea. I’
Every day I’m going to try and write a thousand words – just to get myself writing again. Here are the first ones: Fade The darkest moments are supposed to be before the dawn. I’ve never quite worked out how you would tell. The dawn is a movable feast,
What is shorting? First, let’s talk about what shorting is in this context. * In the financial world you can invest in shares and, all things being well, their value will go up. * If you want to, you can also bet against people buying the shares that their value will
About 2 months ago I went paddling in my kayak. It’s a tight fit, designed so you can cartwheel. It also has a flat bottom which means it surfs really well but isn’t very fast. I’m overweight and often find it a little hard to get in
I’ve recently been reading Ursula K Le Guin’s book Steering the Craft. The format is she discusses a point about writing and then gets you, the reader, to attempt writing something that illustrates the theme she’s addressed in that chapter or section. The chapter on sentences really